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Black-capped Flycatcher

Empidonax atriceps
Family
Tyrant Flycatchers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
blcfly1, BCAF, BCFL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyTyrant Flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
SpeciesEmpidonax atriceps
Codesblcfly1, BCAF, BCFL
Identification

The Black-capped Flycatcher (Empidonax atriceps) is a member of the Tyrant Flycatchers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code blcfly1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Tyrant Flycatchers
Wing-barred Piprites
Piprites chloris
Gray-headed Piprites
Piprites griseiceps
Black-capped Piprites
Piprites pileata
Cinnamon Manakin-Tyrant
Neopipo cinnamomea
Kinglet Calyptura
Calyptura cristata
Cinnamon-crested Spadebill
Platyrinchus saturatus
Black-capped Flycatcher photo
(c) Christian Artuso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Christian Artuso

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Empidonax atriceps

Family: Tyrant Flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: blcfly1